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Excerpt: KNIGHT OF THE SWANNE. CHAP. I. How the king Pieron of Lilefort hade to wife and spouse Matabrune, for that she was riehe, and endowed of great erthly goodes. The which betwene them had a sonne named Oriant. Wb rede in the auncient and autentike cronicles that somtime ther was a noble king in lilcfort, otherwise named the strong yle a muche riche lande, the which kinge had to name Pieron. And he tooke to wife and spouse Matabrunne the doughter of an other king puissaunt and riche mervail- ously. Bi the reason of which manage was made and accorded peace betwene two mightye kiuges, the which longe time before had ben adversaries and ennemes one a nother by mortall warre. But as than and by the treatie of mariage was pacified the said discorde. How be it neverthelesse that the said kinge Pieron him accorded to take to wife the said Macabrune for that she had great possession of lands and other infinite richesses wherby as the story saith the mariage was made be co" veitise and not by love wherof many harmes grewe, and all bi the said Macabrunethat wrongefully sew discorde betwen king Oriant, Ms wife and his children. The whiche possible came by godes wil for that the said manage was not cordialli made as is said, or for a more meritorious welth, as sith happened to the high praise of god and his holy faithe, for finably al turned to honour by the grace of the hye god that often ...

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